Carving

Description

Wood carving in form of a bar, carved with scrolls and spirals, with a human face at one end with eyes of haliotis shell: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, early East Coast style, Māori

Museum reference

A.1935.217

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Carving

Production information

New Zealand, Polynesia

Style / Culture

Māori

Materials

Wood, Haliotis shell

Physical description

Wood; carved with scrolls and spirals, with a grotesque human face at one end with eyes of haliotis shell